So who got nailed by the Mustang at VIR?
07-04-2019, 10:52 PM
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Glad to hear the Gt3 pilot is ok. As an orthopedic trauma surgeon I have seen plenty of patients involved in tangential side impacts with horrendous pelvic and thoracic injuries. God bless porsche engineers and productions workers for thoughtful designs and robust build quality.
07-04-2019, 11:02 PM
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Hey Dwane ! Yeah, that would be great and would love to get back to Mosport. I ran there once with Upper Canada and was great. Another time involved a different PCA region and was a ****show and will not run with them again.
I think very important to drive multiple tracks, and glad RSR has committed to including Calabogie in its schedule. I wish I could have gone by have a conflict which precludes me from doing so. Big Daddy (Dave) Kane will be there though, and I am looking forward to going back.
So, yes - maybe we can start getting something planned for Mosport. That would be “EPIC” (in the words of Mr Lane).
I think very important to drive multiple tracks, and glad RSR has committed to including Calabogie in its schedule. I wish I could have gone by have a conflict which precludes me from doing so. Big Daddy (Dave) Kane will be there though, and I am looking forward to going back.
So, yes - maybe we can start getting something planned for Mosport. That would be “EPIC” (in the words of Mr Lane).
Mosport...2 Matt’s....and a box of tricks
Does sound EPIC
07-04-2019, 11:20 PM
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07-04-2019, 11:29 PM
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Here is another vid of apparently the same lap but edited to delete the accident.
07-04-2019, 11:32 PM
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07-05-2019, 12:29 AM
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Published on Jul 4, 2019
This is a few laps during the morning session on Sunday 30 June 2019, Red Group. Does not include the ending, under Black Flag.
Published on Jul 4, 2019
This is a few laps during the morning session on Sunday 30 June 2019, Red Group. Does not include the ending, under Black Flag.
SMH.
-Mike
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07-05-2019, 12:35 AM
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07-05-2019, 01:08 AM
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07-05-2019, 08:50 AM
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One thing that can help us that if you’re on track, and you see situations developing you’re uncomfortable with, pull into the pits and communicate to control or one of the event organizers on pit lane. This used to be more prevalent than it is now, IMO.
Few big errors or serious incidents like this one come out of the blue or occur spontaneously. There are patterns of behavior that are clear to many of the commentators on this thread that presage bad stuff.
07-05-2019, 08:57 AM
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Drivers are “checked off” in various DE and track day groups all the time. This doesn’t represent that they are infallible, not subject to errors in technique or catastrophic errors in judgment. Unless the asshattery is apparent leaving the pit lane, or called in by the workers, not sure how the organizers are supposed to know.
One thing that can help us that if you’re on track, and you see situations developing you’re uncomfortable with, pull into the pits and communicate to control or one of the event organizers on pit lane. This used to be more prevalent than it is now, IMO.
Few big errors or serious incidents like this one come out of the blue or occur spontaneously. There are patterns of behavior that are clear to many of the commentators on this thread that presage bad stuff.
One thing that can help us that if you’re on track, and you see situations developing you’re uncomfortable with, pull into the pits and communicate to control or one of the event organizers on pit lane. This used to be more prevalent than it is now, IMO.
Few big errors or serious incidents like this one come out of the blue or occur spontaneously. There are patterns of behavior that are clear to many of the commentators on this thread that presage bad stuff.
We're going to handle it next event but letting one of the 35 instructors ambling around the paddock all day know would have (probably) fixed it on Friday.
By contrast, a couple instructors let the CI know of a recurring issue with a driver for the event this weekend and we've already concocted a plan to try and resolve it.
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07-05-2019, 10:00 AM
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One of the good things we have done down here at the COTA Schnellfest events is having post session debriefs where crap like this can be discussed and fixed
Perhaps the Mustang driver is also a gamer?
Perhaps the Mustang driver is also a gamer?
Last edited by Veloce Raptor; 07-05-2019 at 10:16 AM.
07-05-2019, 10:32 AM
#165
Originally Posted by 911therapy
Hard to believe this guy was driving in red group....I really like chin and this is uncharacteristic. But, its a fail that he somehow was checked into the red group.